What is the opportunity?

At RBC’s 2025 Investor Day, we reaffirmed our strategic ambition to become a client-centric, future-ready leader by harnessing data, digital innovation, and AI to deliver unparalleled value. Our commitment to technological excellence—recognized globally as a top-three bank for AI maturity—positions us at the forefront of an AI-informed banking era. With a bold goal to generate up to $1 billion in enterprise value from AI by 2027, we are accelerating investments in transformative technologies to redefine industry standards.

To fuel this vision, we are seeking a highly motivated Intern to join our team and contribute to cutting-edge transformation projects advancing   RBC’s risk management practices and capabilities. This role offers a unique opportunity to support the business development of real-world AI applications, directly impacting risk management workflows. As part of our dynamic team, you will collaborate with business stakeholders and technologists on projects that drive efficiency, automation, and strategic business value—playing a key role in shaping the future of RBC’s AI-driven innovation.

What will you do?

• Focus on supporting the development of real-world applications that address business challenges and drive advanced risk management decisions.
• Work closely with business users to understand their needs, translate business use cases into practical technical problems, and iterate solutions based on stakeholder feedback.
• Participate in key aspects of the end-to-end development cycle of high-impact AI solutions, from idea design and PoC to production deployment.
• Conduct user research, analyze business and technical requirements, and track and report on project progress.
• Design executive presentations, develop strategies and create communications for your project.
• Support Safe AI Adoption and Governance through adherence to RBC best practices and alignment to industry developments
• Continuously learn and keep up with the latest advancements in AI and related technologies as well as corresponding regulatory or business requirements, sharing knowledge with the team.
• Play an integral role in engaging your critical thinking, time management and leadership skills within your team.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• Demonstrated willingness and ability to quickly learn and adapt to new technological advancements and key concepts related to AI (Gen AI, Machine Learning, etc.) and emerging technologies.
• Ability to understand and effectively communicate business value. 
• Excellent interpersonal and advanced communication skills (verbal and written). 
• Excellent critical thinking, time management and leadership skills. 
• Creative and analytical thinker who is self-driven and capable of working in a fast-paced team environment. 
• Ability to challenge the status quo and think outside the box to develop solutions. 
• Excellent teamwork, collaboration and problem-solving skills. 
• Experience with project management and business presentations. 
• A master’s degree or higher in business administration, commerce, computer science, engineering, statistics, or a related field is preferred.

Nice-to-have

• Experience in stakeholder engagement and working with end users and clients to understand their needs. 
• Experience with user research, prototyping, wireframing, and/or experience mapping (creating journey maps, personas, and service blueprints). 
• Experience with project management tools (ex. Jira, Confluence) 
• Solid understanding of financial business insights, FinTech industry, startup industry or other related insights. 
• Interest and understanding of up-and-coming technology and methodologies. 
• Experience working in regulated or governed environments.
• Familiarity with financial and non-financial risk management concepts.
• Experience creating polished visual assets — including logos, brand materials, animations, and short demo videos — using professional design and video editing tools (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Figma, or equivalent), with a strong aesthetic sensibility and an eye for clean, polished design across various formats and use cases.

What’s in it for you?

• We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Ability to make a difference and have a lasting impact.
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team.
• Opportunities to do challenging work and make a difference.
• Opportunities to build close working relationships.

Please note: This posting is for a 4-months Winter 2027 Student placement with a start date of January 2027, and end date of April 2027. In order to be eligible for this 4-months Student position, you must either:

• Be returning back to school after the work term end-date of April 2027 ; or
• If you are not returning back to school (i.e. are graduating in April 2027), you must require the full 4-months work term as a mandatory component to in order to graduate successfully.

Please ensure that you meet these eligibility requirements before applying - candidates who apply but are found to be ineligible are not able to be considered.

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we accept applications on a rolling basis, but please note that the formal application deadline is October 18, 2026. Should you be selected to progress, someone from our team will reach out directly to provide instructions on next steps. Otherwise, feel free to check for progress updates by logging in to your RBC profile. If the status has not changed, it denotes the fact that your application is still under review.

RBC is committed to supporting flexible work arrangements when and where available. The successful candidate for this role will be required to be located within Ontario for the duration of the work term. Details regarding the specific virtual, hybrid, and in-office arrangements for this Integrated Learning/ Co-op position are to be discussed with the Hiring Manager.

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Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Our Employment Opportunities

At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One RBC. We believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

RBC is presently inviting candidates to apply for this existing vacancy. Applying to this posting allows you to express your interest in this current career opportunity at RBC. Qualified applicants may be contacted to review their resume in more detail.